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To: Detail-MD who wrote (110060)	3/18/1999 11:25:00 AM
From: Ian@SI	Respond to of 176387

OT to Steve, I'm amazed!!! You want someone to help you convince your friend to spend $300,000 to buy stock which can be purchased for less than $250,000 on the open market. Tell you what. Just for you, I'll sell you the 6000 shares for $290,000 today. You just saved $10,000. What did this "friend" ever do to get you as his financial advisor? Ian.

To: Detail-MD who wrote (110060)	3/18/1999 11:31:00 AM
From: Paul Merriwether	Respond to of 176387

Steve Did you convince your friend to buy "(6) count'm--60 March $50 call options" on which he/she is losing $40K tomorrow in the first place. Seems like you'll have a helluva time convincing them to put another $300K! > doesn't know DELL from CSCO, so I have to convince him. And he made such a big options bet? Amazing(and scary!)...

To: Detail-MD who wrote (110060)	3/18/1999 11:31:00 AM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Sounds like the blind leading the blind to me! Why in the world would anyone pay $50 for something they could get for $40? Let your friend eat his option losses. An expensive lesson about listening to foolish advice. Maybe he'll be $40,000 poorer but he'll also be $40,000 wiser. Sure, if he's got $300,000 sitting around, Dell's probably as good a place to put it as any, but if he has an extra $300,000 sitting around, why not have him pay for some SOUND advice? I've helped people with investments, but I have ALWAYS been there to make good ANY and ALL their losses. Have a nice week, PW. P.S. A shut mouth catches no feet.

To: Detail-MD who wrote (110060)	3/18/1999 11:31:00 AM
From: Devil's Advocate	Respond to of 176387

Tell your friend to take his lost. It will not be magically erased by exercising.

To: Detail-MD who wrote (110060)	3/18/1999 11:55:00 AM
From: Hector	Respond to of 176387

Take your loss!

To: Detail-MD who wrote (110060)	3/18/1999 12:17:00 PM
From: SecularBull	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

Let the calls expire worthless, and book the tax loss. There's nothing else that can be done. Exercising is foolish, IMHO, when you can just buy the shares at $42 right now. LoD